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US 12,623,724 B2Granted
Side reinforced vehicle body
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsTaeou Park, Sunghoon Cho
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Abstract
A side reinforced vehicle body includes a side sill inner formed in a longitudinal direction of a cabin portion, a side sill outer surrounding the side sill inner, and a side reinforcement including a zig-zag pattern cross-section and disposed between the side sill inner and the side sill outer.
Claims15
A side reinforced vehicle body comprising:
- a side sill inner formed in a longitudinal direction of a cabin portion;
- a side sill outer surrounding the side sill inner;
- and
- a side reinforcement including a zig-zag pattern cross-section and disposed between the side sill inner and the side sill outer,
- wherein the side reinforcement is integrally formed with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) material,
- wherein the side reinforcement includes:
- a plurality of upper reinforcement surfaces;
- a plurality of lower reinforcement surfaces;
- and
- a plurality of side reinforcement surfaces connecting the upper reinforcement surfaces and the lower reinforcement surfaces,
- wherein the side reinforcement further include an internal connection surface in contact with the side sill inner,
- wherein the side reinforcement further include an external connection surface in contact with the side sill outer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.